Tag Archives: family

Thursday Doors – Sad Story

Posted on August 18, 2016 by

There are three major mill buildings in the Somersville section of Somers, Connecticut. The Picking House at 49 Maple St. The Somerville Manufacturing Company, across the street from the waterfall, and the much smaller workshop/warehouse behind Somersville Manufacturing Company. That … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – The Gold Building

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

Thirty-five years ago this week, I rolled into Hartford, Connecticut for a permanent stay. I had been here in June 1981 for an interview, but it wasn’t until August 3rd that I arrived here from Seattle, Washington via the Trans-Canada … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Trash

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

As I look around my workshop, I see hundreds of objects that are important to me. Some are favorite tools. Some are jigs and fixtures that I’ve made to make woodworking easier. Some are antique tools that were given to … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday – Monopoly

Posted on February 17, 2016 by

“We call this a trend that isn’t correcting itself” Those are the final words in a Twitter stream ignited when one of my friends suggested that, perhaps the new Ultimate Banking edition of Monopoly would help end the chronic mistakes … Continue reading →

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Eat at God’s

Posted on December 19, 2015 by

If we were having a beer, you would announce that you were buying. “Cheryl, pour this young man a Yuengling and bring me a glass of that wonderful Cabernet you serve.” “What are you so happy about?” “I finished putting … Continue reading →

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Walk with Intention

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

Note: This was originally posted on November 19th as part of Sreejit Poole’s inspiring series on walking with intention. If you have some time, I encourage you to read some of these stories.   When Sreejit Poole first suggested that … Continue reading →

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Cherished – Scroll Saw Project

Posted on July 25, 2015 by

The hardest part of this blogfest was narrowing the field of cherished objects down to a single item. The second hardest part was staying south of 500 words because WordPress counts the photo descriptions and, well, I do tend to … Continue reading →

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